Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,135, Jube Ely, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Ely, June
S. 29,135
CONTENTS

21.059 Massachusetts
Rube Clay
of W. Springfield in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Searle of the Reg. recruited by Col. Hadley in the Mass line for 7 Mo & 15 D
12 Hampden
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 24 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Aug. 1832 and Luther S. Saltonstall to Springfield
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 71 $ 49.96 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th Sep. 71 12.49 $ 62.43
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by P. Batchelder Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 21

June 8 th
8461.
1779 - 1 1/2 month New London 1780 - 6 - " - New Jersey

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } County of Hampden } ss
On this twenty seventh  eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judge of the the court of Probate for said County now sitting Luke Ely a resident of West Springfield in the county of Hampden aforesaid a state of Massachusetts aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated - That in the month of July or August 1779 he enlisted into the service for the term of one month under Capt. Prescott Leonard of this town - Enock Pease was a Lieutenant of the Company - Elkanah Porter of Hadley in this State was Colonel - That he was marched to New London in Connecticut. That he was employed some part of the time in doing garrison duty. & that he was employed some part in the construction of a fort, which the soldiers thought must be utterly useless, which they then called Fort Nonsense - That at the end of the period of his enlistment, he was urged to remain for a longer time, & that he, with the rest of Capt. Leonard's company, continued there about two weeks longer when he was discharged & that the rest of the company returned home -
That he was born in the town of West Springfield on the fourth day of July 1762, and has ever lived in the same town - That he knows of no record of his age, unless there may be one on the records of the town of Springfield of which West Springfield then was a part - That he lived in West Springfield when called into the service, & has lived there to the present time - That in both instances of service he turned out voluntarily.
The said Luke Ely further declares that in the month of June 1780 he again enlisted into Continental service for the term of six months - That he enlisted at West Springfield, but was mustered at Springfield, & there placed under two Serjeants, I think their names were Kent & Gaddard, - That he was ordered to go to Branford in this State & first in taking on a drove of horses belonging to the public, to West Point - That he immediately set out & assisted in taking on the horses, & that when he arrived at West Point he was placed in the company of

which Luke Day was Captain - Buffinton, Lieutenant & Elijah Day, Ensign - That the greater part of this campaign was passed in traversing the State of New Jersey in various directions, & he does not now recollect having been stationed long at any one point - That he was present at the execution of Major Andree - That same time in November his company & he returned to Westpoint for winter quarters, & were about not a few miles from Westpoint to some huts which had been previously built called the York huts - That he was discharged the latter part of December after the term for which he enlisted had expired, & returned home - He did not recollect having received a written discharge - Col. John Brooks commanded the Regiment to which he belonged. Genl. Paterson was the Commanding officer - Col. Roger Cooley of this town enlisted with him & accompanied him on this tour of duty & he knows of no other person now living, who was with him
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
The said Iube Ely further declares that he is well known to Honorable Day Esq. Charles Wall Esq. Sam Lathrop Esq. Justin Ely Esq. who can testify to his character for veracity, & to their belief of his services, as a soldier of the revolution -
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid. Iube Ely
We Jedidiah Day & Sam Lathrop residing in the town of West Springfield aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Iube Ely, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy years of age - that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution - & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Jedidiah Day Sam Lathrop

And the said court - Present the Hon Oliver B. Morris Judge, after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
And the said court do further certify that it appears to them that Frederick Day and Samuel Lathrop who have subscribed the proceedings certificate are resident in said town of West Springfield and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Justin Willard Register of said court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Duke Ely for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said court this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Justin Willard Register

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Saml Lathrop West Springfield Mass.

BRIEF in the case of  Jube Ely.  of Westspringfield in the State of Mass;  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1779 July or Aug. enlisted 1780 June _____ 1 1/2 6 _____ _____ Capt Leonard. Col Hadley. Capt L. Day. Col Brooks.  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Westspringfield
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? two persons certify to traditional evidence Roger Cooley, privy the service.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
DAuth Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
17.29196-
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Ely a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 4 Aug. 1779 6 mos. Preserved Leonard Elisha Porter Mass.   June 1780 6 mos. Luke Day John Brooks        
at operation of Major Andre
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Springfield Hampden Co. Mass. Date of application for pension, June 27 1862 His claim al. Residence at date of application, West Springfield Hampden Co. Mass. Age at date of application, at West Springfield July 4 1762 Remarks: There is no data as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Office Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:—
May I ask you to furnish me with the military record of my great grandfather, Luke Ely, private

in the Revolutionary War.
I shall greatly appreciate this favor.
Sincerely yours,
Pauline McElroy Gales Osgood
[Mrs. G. P. Osgood]
23 Hitchcock St.,
Holyoke, Massachusetts.
November 10 1912

29135 Rev INVALID.
12 Nov. 15 - Hist. To Mrs. G.R. Osgood Pauline M rs E. G. V.L.M.
File No. 29135
Jane Ely Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index - Vol. 2 , Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8661
Lake City
Samuel Lathrop Esq. West Springfield Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Sube Oly which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 99 II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 99 III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 99 V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? 99 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 99 VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 99 VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 99 IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 99 X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? 99

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? No XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Answered
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I Roger Boddy of West Springfield in the County of Hampden in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, desire to say that in the year 1779, in July or August, Luke Ely of this town enlisted as a soldier in the for the term of one month, & went in company with me, to New London in Connecticut, & there we served out the period of our enlistment. At the end of this period, we were urged to remain in the service for a longer time, & remained there about two weeks longer when we were dismissed & we returned home together.
Preserved Leonard of this town was our Captain & Enock Booker was our Lieutenant. - Porter of Hadley in this State was our Colonel.
In the month of June 1780, the said Luke Ely enlisted into the Continental service for the term of six months. We both enlisted at the same time, & I was  was marched with several others from under Sergeants Kent & Goddard, both in the United States service, from Springfield in this State to West Point.
There Luke Ely & I were attached to the company under Capt. Luke Day. The whole force of The said Ely did not march to West Point in company with me, but was required to assist in taking in a drove of horses for the public service, & joined me at West Point, soon after I arrived there. We passed the whole period of our enlistment in the public service, the greater part of the time, in different parts of the State of New Jersey. We were both present at the execution of Major Andre. I was discharged in the month of December, when  the the time of my enlistment was out & reached home, the latter part of that month, but the said Ely was not dismissed at the same time, but he returned home a

few days after me - We were in the regiment commanded by Col. John Brooks. Luke Day was Captain of the Company, - Buffington, Lieutenant, & Elijah Day Ensign of the company to which the said Eld. & I were attached. Roger Cooley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Know all men by these presents: On the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, the above named Roger Cooley, with whom I am well acquainted, who is a gentleman of truth & veracity, personally appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed -
Before me, David Lathrop Justice of the Peace
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The said Jube Ely further declares that there is no settled Clergyman in the North Parish in said town of West Springfield, to which he belongs - That the Clergyman in the adjoining Parish is more than six miles distant from him - Had been settled there but little more than two years, & could probably know nothing concerning the general belief as to his revolutionary services -
Jube Ely
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hampden Co. May 13 th 1833. Then the above named Jube Ely personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed - Before me Sam l Lathrop Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden Co. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that Samuel Lathrop Esq. before whom the above declaration & foregoing affidavit were verified is a justice of the Pleas for the County of Hampden and that his name thereunto subscribed is his true & genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the S d Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three
John Ingersoll Clerk